Second, the Japanese Ministry of Finance today disclosed that China has increased its holding of Japanese bonds.

第二，日本财务省今天公布，中国增持了日本国债。

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China's JGB purchases mark a turnaround from last year, when China sold a net 80.2 billion yen of Japanese securities, according to the data from Japan's Finance Ministry.

据日本财务省的数据，中国购买日本国债的做法与去年大相径庭，当时中国净出售了802亿日圆日本国债。

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The Japanese public is mightily cross about a Ministry of Finance decision to use tax money to liquidate seven jusen, or mortgage companies, last year.

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And despite the fact that, when his book came out, Tokyo was humming with rumours of severe financial troubles at Japanese banks, he argued that these banks, led by the Ministry of Finance, were stronger and more efficient than their American counterparts.

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The main obstacle in the way of more flexibility has been the Japanese finance ministry.

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